preexisting vulnerabilities, the government's mobility restriction policy, institutions (democracy), and culture (individualistic … culture and trust). Preexisting vulnerabilities (that is, the share of the elderly, urbanization, obesity prevalence, and air … restriction, democracy, and culture indicators are not significantly associated with the pandemic outcomes. However, government …

resources, country institutions, and national culture on the survival and growth of private firms around the world during the … COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzing World Bank Enterprise Follow-up Surveys on COVID-19 that cover 18,770 firms in 36 countries … significantly related to uncertainty avoidance and individualism. The overall quality of country governance is negatively linked to …